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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Grover sprinkle in the fire that the bad spirits hated?
(a) Evergreen needles.
(b) Thistles.
(c) Sage.
(d) Clover.

2. With what was Annie working in her lap?
(a) She was making an Indian necklace.
(b) She was taking the tops off string beans.
(c) A rosary.
(d) She was shelling peas.

3. What did Sitting Bull's monument overlook?
(a) The Missouri River Valley.
(b) The Kansas plains.
(c) A Lakota settlement.
(d) A Homestead town.

4. When Delvin asked Nerburn if he was writing a book like Black Elk Speaks, what did he answer?
(a) No, his book would be different.
(b) Yes, he was writing a similar book.
(c) Maybe, "Black Dog Speaks."
(d) "More like Sitting Bull Speaks."

5. Why does Dan say he's sorry for saying those things to Nerburn?
(a) He considers Nerburn a friend.
(b) It doesn't make any difference in the facts.
(c) It's not good for Indian-White relationships.
(d) It makes Dan angry and Nerburn feel bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Delvin?

2. What racial slur did Nerburn overhear in the Homestead town restaurant?

3. What was the song that Dan chanted about?

4. What did Grover do when they got back on the road?

5. What was good after the terrible storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the storm affect the three men?

2. How do whites treat history of Lincoln differently than the history of Jesus?

3. Describe the inside of Annie's house.

4. What was the advice Dan gave Nerburn in Chapter 12, "Welcome to Our Land"?

5. What stood in the middle of the plot that was through the pillars?

6. Describe Annie's yard and other things outside her house.

7. What did Dan answer when Nerburn asked him if the Pow Wow was their destination?

8. According to Dan, why are white people in trouble?

9. Describe what was in the bundle Grover took out of his trunk that he and Dan unwrapped in Chapter 12, "Welcome to Our Land"?

10. What did Dan take out of the trunk of the car at Wounded Knee?

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